Erica Donaldson's Story

She credits her success, to her grandmother, who helped her to realize as a very young girl, that she could transcend her circumstances by setting high goals and working very hard to achieve them.
Erica Donaldson has a passion for success and has decided to dedicate her time to the development of small businesses in Jamaica. She is a product of the University of Technology, Jamaica where she studied Food Service Production and Management earning her Bachelors Degree with honours. She is a certified teacher who was awarded most outstanding future teacher in 2008 by the University of Technology, Jamaica. She further studied Project Management at the Mona School of Business and completed her MBA in Entrepreneurship.

Donaldson is an International Business Coach and trainer who has traveled the island coaching
young entrepreneurs in Jamaica and an agent of change who continues to contribute to
the growth and development of her country via different associations. She was elected the
President of the Young Entrepreneurs Association, Jamaica (YEA) in January 2014 where she
served for two consecutive years, founding member and Vice Chair of the Commonwealth
Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs-Caribbean & Canada in June 2015, mentor for YUTE, the
Heart Trust NTA and the Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Leadership,
past member of the Rotary Club of Portmore. Donaldson is also a lecturer at the
University of Technology, Jamaica, and a former Business Advisor for the Heart Trust NTA.

Donaldson was awarded The Jamaica Observer Mogul in the Making in 2012. She was
chosen by the group of expert panelists who saw the innovation in her company and
believed she will take the company a far way.
Her most recent project is the development of a business planner designed for aspiring and
existing entrepreneurs. She is a family-oriented person who believes strongly in positive
living.